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City creates Office of Health and Well‑Being, council debates sustainability and staffing
Summary
The City of Tulsa established a new Office of Health and Well‑Being and appropriated grant funds to begin operations, while council members pressed officials for concrete performance targets and assurances that grant positions will not become an ongoing general‑fund obligation.
The City of Tulsa formally established an Office of Health and Well‑Being and approved supplemental grant funding on Oct. 15 as officials described how the new office will coordinate mental‑health grants, convene health partners and pursue outside funding rather than rely on general‑fund dollars.
Dr. Jabron Pasha, senior advisor for community health in the mayor’s office, told council members the office will oversee the city’s $4 million federal Tulsa Children’s Mental Health Grant and lead wider coordination with hospitals, behavioral‑health providers and community groups. “Most pressing is the city’s mental health work is now under this office,” Pasha said.
Pasha told the council the office will be funded initially by outside grants and philanthropic gifts, including $216,000 in new grant appropriations from the George Kaiser Family…
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